WoRMS taxon details
Hesperalia nans Chamberlin, 1919
328357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328357)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). New polychaetous annelids from Laguna Beach, California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 11(1): 1-23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263520
page(s): 9-10 [details]
page(s): 9-10 [details]
Holotype MCZ 2150, geounit California
, Note Pacific Ocean, California, Laguna Beach...
Holotype MCZ 2150, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, California, Laguna Beach (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 33.54º, long. -117.79º). [details]
Depth range Not stated.
Distribution Pacific Ocean, California: Laguna Beach.
Etymology The specific epithet nans is the present participle of the Latin verb no, meaning 'to swim' or 'to float', and refers to...
Depth range Not stated. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, California: Laguna Beach.
Distribution Pacific Ocean, California: Laguna Beach. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nans is the present participle of the Latin verb no, meaning 'to swim' or 'to float', and refers to...
Etymology The specific epithet nans is the present participle of the Latin verb no, meaning 'to swim' or 'to float', and refers to the fact that the holotype of the species is a specimen in the epitokous phase. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Hesperalia nans Chamberlin, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328357 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
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Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). New polychaetous annelids from Laguna Beach, California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 11(1): 1-23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263520
page(s): 9-10 [details]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 209 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 9-10 [details]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 209 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCZ 2150, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean, California: Laguna Beach. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nans is the present participle of the Latin verb no, meaning 'to swim' or 'to float', and refers to the fact that the holotype of the species is a specimen in the epitokous phase. [details]
Habitat Not stated, the only type is an epitokous specimen, probably collected in the water column. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, California, Laguna Beach (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 33.54º, long. -117.79º). [details]
